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Engage Kids in Family History this Summerhttps://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/engage-kids-in-family-history-this-summer/
https://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/engage-kids-in-family-history-this-summer/#commentsWed, 13 Jun 2012 14:30:31 +0000http://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/?p=947]]>Summer is upon us so what will you do in your free time to learn more about your family history?

Here are 5 Tips for Summer Family History Fun· Create a list of family members to search for in a cemetery. Make a scavenger hunt sheet or BINGO card for all of the family members. Have your kids help you locate the graves to complete the sheets.· Dig out your old recipes and prepare a baked good or meal that one of your ancestors used to make.· Gather together with grandparents and aunts and uncle to go through old photographs. How many people can you identify? Write the names on the backs of the photos.· Visit a place your family used to live or a place you grew up. Show your kids your old haunts and tell them the stories that go with those places.· Encourage your child to keep a journal or create a scrapbook over the summer about their daily events, what they ate, where they went, memorable moments, etc. It is important not only to research and remember the past but also preserve the present.

Are you interested in starting your family history but are not sure where to start? Visit the Generations Store and look for the Family Tree Projects for $3.99 PDF. While you are there, you can purchase the genealogy textbooks for students and adults at 20% off through June 30, 2012. The books eligible for this discount are Branching Out: Genealogy for 1st-3rd Grade Students, Lessons 1-30; Branching Out: Genealogy for 4th-8th Grade Students, Lessons 1-30; Branching Out: Genealogy for High School Students, Lessons 1-30; and Branching Out: Genealogy Adults. Just use the code IDG20JUNE at the Generations Store.

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Filed under: Books Reviewed Tagged: Amazon.com, ancestry, Branching Out, engaging the next generation, family history, genealogy, High school, kids genealogy, Lesson, professional genealogist Chicago]]>https://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/engage-kids-in-family-history-this-summer/feed/1jencoffeeloverEnhanced by ZemantaFamily History Research is movinghttps://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/2012/04/09/family-history-research-is-moving/
https://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/2012/04/09/family-history-research-is-moving/#commentsTue, 10 Apr 2012 01:33:29 +0000http://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/?p=944]]>With my business becoming busier I am consolidating some of my blogs. If you like the posts on Family History Research, you can now follow them at my Generations business blog. I’ll be posting the same type of content there. Thanks for following me on this blog!Filed under: Uncategorized]]>https://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/2012/04/09/family-history-research-is-moving/feed/1jencoffeeloverGenerations Publishes Kids’ Genealogy Textbookshttps://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/generations-publishes-kids-genealogy-textbooks/
https://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/generations-publishes-kids-genealogy-textbooks/#commentsWed, 28 Mar 2012 09:00:20 +0000http://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/?p=930]]>Generations publishes six new genealogy textbooks for kids. Parents, teachers, and genealogical societies looking for a how-to genealogy textbook for elementary through high school-aged students need to look no further. In Branching Out, a new series available from Generations, author and professional genealogist Jennifer Holik provides parents and educators with the tools they need to teach genealogical research skills to children and teens.

Through thirty fun and educational lessons, students will learn the foundations of genealogy and how to begin research on a level that they can understand and enjoy. Each lesson contains a clearly defined goal, all necessary vocabulary, additional reading assignments, and lesson and homework assignments to extend understanding of the concept.

The Branching Out series of books begins with six paperback textbooks which are also available as a PDF or PowerPoint download. The PowerPoint files, which were created with the visual and hands-on learner in mind, contain the same information as the textbooks with a few fun and interactive extras.

The Branching Out: Genealogy Lessons for Adults will be released in April with additional books for families, genealogical societies, and educators to be published later in 2012.

The books are available on CreateSpace in paperback form at the links provided. The PDF and PowerPoint files are available at the Generations Store at: http://www.e-junkie.com/generations

Filed under: Census Tagged: 1940 Census, ancestry, April 2 2012, DuPage County Illinois, FamilySearch, genealogy]]>https://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/2012/03/19/join-dcgs-in-indexing-the-1940-u-s-federal-census/feed/0jencoffeelover1940 Census SocietyEnhanced by ZemantaMotivation Monday – Prepare to Teach Kids About Genealogyhttps://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/motivation-monday-prepare-to-teach-kids-about-genealogy/
https://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/motivation-monday-prepare-to-teach-kids-about-genealogy/#commentsMon, 05 Mar 2012 16:30:06 +0000http://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/?p=927]]>I am pleased to report my Branching Out Kids’ Textbooks are on track and will be released March 28, 2012. On this day you will be able to purchase the textbook in paperback form, PDF, or PowerPoint. The PowerPoint version has the same content as the book but with a few extras. It was designed for the visual, hands-on learner in mind.

The paperback will be available on CreateSpace. The PowerPoint and PDF versions will be available on my website through my E-Junkie store. Be sure to sign up for my newsletter to stay in touch with what’s going on with Generations. This is only the beginning of a major kids’ series. Also sign up for my editor, Stephanie Pitcher Fishman’s newsletter at Corn and Cotton. Together this year we will be collaborating on more educational resources. You will want to know what she is working on as well!

The following will be released March 28 and the links will be live on all my blogs and my Generations website.

Visit the new blog and sign up for my newsletter. I’m giving away a copy of Finding Your Chicago Irish on Monday!

Filed under: Uncategorized]]>https://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/generations-blog-has-moved/feed/0jencoffeeloverProGen Study Group December 2011 Updatehttps://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/progen-study-group-december-2011-update/
https://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/progen-study-group-december-2011-update/#commentsFri, 23 Dec 2011 12:40:22 +0000http://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/?p=908]]>Time flies when you are having fun! This fall has been a whirlwind of activity on all fronts. Business has picked up a lot with some exciting Chicago genealogy clients. The boys have been busy in school and activities. I’m writing a new book to be released by April on Kids Genealogy. And I’m still finishing the NGS Home Study Course and ProGen.

ProGen has been very challenging this fall. We have delved into Research. This means conducting research, writing a plan and report. The members of my group all presented differing research reports. I learned so much from their layout and information included. There is not just one way to write a research report.

January focuses on proof summaries. I need to figure out what I’ll write mine on. I’ll let you know how that goes. April concludes the ProGen Study Group for me. Seems like the time flew by!

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https://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/military-monday-the-flying-tigers/#commentsMon, 28 Nov 2011 16:00:34 +0000http://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/?p=903]]>Are you looking for a great holiday gift this year? Check out my book, To Soar with the Tigers, about Flying Tiger Robert R. Brouk. The book contains family information, his complete war diary, the story of his life after discharge from the AVG and death. Robert mentions many of his 3rd Squadron comrades in the book as well.

How can you get a copy?

A limited number of signed hardcover copies are available for purchase through my website. Just order from the right column.

You can visit Lulu.com to get a copy for your Apple IPad or unsigned hardcover copy.

Filed under: Air Force Tagged: Amazon.com, American Volunteer Group, Apple IPad, AVG, Barnes and Noble, Brouk, China, Flying Tigers, IPad, Kindle, Nook, professional genealogist Chicago, Robert Brouk, World War II, WWII]]>https://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/military-monday-the-flying-tigers/feed/1jencoffeeloverEnhanced by ZemantaThankful Thursday – Going to Missouri Again – Twice!https://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/thankful-thursday-going-to-missouri-again-twice/
https://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/thankful-thursday-going-to-missouri-again-twice/#commentsThu, 10 Nov 2011 12:06:46 +0000http://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com/?p=901]]>This has been a great year for me for travel. Have I gone any place exotic? Well we did take the boys on a cruise over spring break. We sailed on the Oasis of the Seas with Royal Caribbean. That was fun. The rest of the year though I have gone to Gary, IN for a client, twice; Springfield, MO to house sit for my parents and hang out with my baby niece; Jefferson City, MO for a client; Rolla, MO to see my best friend; and Springfield, IL – repeatedly for research and the FGS conference. In fact I just came back from a two day research trip in Springfield, IL last night.

I get to go back to Springfield, MO very soon for a short visit for my niece’s 1st birthday. On that trip I hope to meet up with a woman named Sharon who is a cousin of a close friend. We are going to talk about the genealogy research I have done for my friend, specifically about Civil War Pension Files. I am hoping to also meet a friend from Twitter who lives there.

Then in December I get to spend 10 days down there house sitting for my parents and babysitting my niece. If you know I have a house full of boys you understand that spending a week with my 1 year old niece will be heaven, even if I have to change diapers, which I will. LOL!

In December I hope to use the Ozarks Genealogical Society Library to do more research for my friend and visit the main branch of the Springfield library. They have a nice collection too.

It will be great! I am very excited to go. I’ll post about my research while I’m there. Maybe I’ll learn something new or find something great on my visit.